Temperature Maintenance Covering or Apparel for Children

Abstract

A baby temperature maintenance device is designed to regulate the temperature of a baby while providing a caretaker access to a lower portion of the baby without disturbing the baby. The baby temperature maintenance device includes a first panel of fabric, a second panel of fabric, a lower securing mechanism, and a plurality of upper securing mechanisms. The lower portions of the panels are fastened together with a lower securing mechanism that can be zipped open or closed. The upper portions of the panels are fastened together with upper securing mechanisms that fasten over each of the baby's shoulders. In some embodiments, a first wing and a second wing are included as a swaddle to fold over different sides and across the center of the first panel. The first wing and the second wing have reciprocal mating portions that fasten to each other to restrict movement of the baby's arms.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A baby temperature maintenance device comprising:
 a first panel of fabric having an outer edge and an upper portion;   a second panel of fabric having an outer edge an upper portion, the second panel attached at one side to the first panel;   a lower securing mechanism having a mating portion attached along the outer edge of the first panel and a mating portion attached along the outer edge of the second panel, the mating portions capable of fastening the first and second panels together along the outer edges for enclosing a baby between the first and second panels, the lower securing mechanism openable at a first location and a second location to provide access to a lower portion of a baby from two sides;   a first upper securing mechanism and a second upper securing mechanism at the upper portion of the first panel and the upper portion of the second panel, the first upper securing mechanism having two mating portions on a first side and the second upper securing mechanism having two mating portions on a second side, the mating portions on the first side capable of being fastened over one of the baby's shoulders and the mating portions on the second side capable of being fastened over another of the baby's shoulders;   a first wing that is a panel of fabric that is secured to the first panel, the first wing configured to fold across a first side and a center of the second panel, the first wing comprising a first mating portion of a wing securing mechanism; and   a second wing that is a panel of fabric that is secured to the first panel, the second wing configured to fold across a second side and the center of the second panel, the second wing comprising a second mating portion of the wing securing mechanism capable of being fastened to the first mating portion to secure the first and second wings over the baby's arms to restrict movement.   
     
     
         2 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel and the second panel are substantially tear-drop shaped, such that a lower portion of the baby temperature maintenance device is wider than the upper portion. 
     
     
         3 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel and the second panel each comprise a plurality of layers of fabric, at least one of the layers of fabric comprising nanoparticles that are configured to absorb and release heat to maintain a temperature of a baby enclosed within the baby temperature maintenance device. 
     
     
         4 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the second panel attached at one side to the first panel further comprises a portion of the outer edges of the first panel and the second panel underneath a hole configured for a baby's arm being sewn together. 
     
     
         5 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the lower securing mechanism along the outer edges of the first panel and the second panel is a dual slider zipper, which is configured to zip open and closed in one or more directions and provide a parent or a caretaker of the baby access to a lower portion of the baby for diaper changes or adjustment of the baby without disturbing an upper portion of the baby or the first wing or the second wing. 
     
     
         6 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the first location is directly beneath a first hole configured for a baby's arm and the second location is beneath a location at which the second panel is attached at one side to the first panel. 
     
     
         7 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 6 , wherein the second location at which the second panel is attached at one side to the first panel is directly underneath a hole configured for a baby's arm. 
     
     
         8 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the lower securing mechanism along the outer edges of the first panel and the second panel is a dual slider zipper, and wherein the first location or the second location is positioned at the edge of a first hole or a second hole configured for a baby's arm, such that a dual slider zipper forms the lower portion of the first hole or the second hole when the zipper is zipped closed. 
     
     
         9 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the mating portions of the plurality of upper securing mechanisms form the upper portion of a first hole or a second hole configured for a baby's arm when the mating portions are fastened. 
     
     
         10 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the mating portions of the plurality of upper securing mechanisms are hook-and-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         11 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel and the second panel are configured to lay flat next to each other when the lower securing mechanism and the plurality of upper securing mechanisms are undone or open. 
     
     
         12 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein the mating portions of the first wing and the second wing are hook-and-loop fasteners that cover at least half of the surface area of each wing to provide a range of adjustability for increasing tightness or looseness of the first wing and the second wing when fastened together. 
     
     
         13 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein portions of the first wing and portions of the second wing overlap with the first panel, such that the first wing and the second wing touch to form a shape of a “v” on the first panel. 
     
     
         14 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein upper portions of the first wing and the second wing near a neckline are shaped such that the first wing and the second wing angle away from the neckline. 
     
     
         15 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 1 , wherein a width of the first wing and a width of the second wing are sufficient to allow the first wing and the second wing to overlap around a body of a baby enclosed by the first and second panels without the first wing and the second wing wrapping around a back of the first panel. 
     
     
         16 . A baby temperature maintenance device comprising:
 a first panel of fabric having an outer edge and an upper portion;   a second panel of fabric having an outer edge an upper portion, the second panel attached at one side to the first panel, the first panel and the second panel each comprising a plurality of layers of fabric, at least one of the layers of fabric comprising nanoparticles that are configured to absorb and release heat to maintain a temperature of a baby enclosed within the baby temperature maintenance device;   a lower securing mechanism having a mating portion attached along the outer edge of the first panel and a mating portion attached along the outer edge of the second panel, the mating portions capable of fastening the first and second panels together along the outer edges for enclosing a baby between the first and second panels, the lower securing mechanism openable at a first location and a second location to provide access to a lower portion of a baby from two sides; and   a first upper securing mechanism and a second upper securing mechanism at the upper portion of the first panel and the upper portion of the second panel, the first upper securing mechanism having two mating portions on a first side and the second upper securing mechanism having two mating portions on a second side, the mating portions on the first side capable of being fastened over one of the baby's shoulders and the mating portions on the second side capable of being fastened over another of the baby's shoulders.   
     
     
         17 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 16 , wherein the first panel and the second panel are configured to lay flat next to each other when the lower securing mechanism and the plurality of upper securing mechanisms are undone or open. 
     
     
         18 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 16 , wherein the lower securing mechanism along the outer edges of the first panel and the second panel is a dual slider zipper, and wherein the first location or the second location is positioned at the edge of a first hole or a second hole configured for a baby's arm, such that a dual slider zipper forms the lower portion of the first hole or the second hole when the zipper is zipped closed. 
     
     
         19 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 16 , wherein the mating portions of the plurality of upper securing mechanisms form the upper portion of a first hole or a second hole configured for a baby's arm when the mating portions are fastened. 
     
     
         20 . The baby temperature maintenance device of  claim 16 , wherein the first location is directly beneath a first hole configured for a baby's arm and the second location is beneath a location at which the second panel is attached at one side to the first panel, wherein the location at which the second panel is attached at one side to the first panel is directly underneath a hole configured for a baby's arm, and wherein the zipper is configured to open and close the device along a left, right and bottom side of a baby wearing the device.